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Current Affairs- January 4, 2023

 

INDIA

  • Supreme Court observed that all religious conversions cannot be presumed by a State to be illegal.
  • King Charles III of UK held a telephone conversation on India’s G-20 Presidency with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • An invertebrate survey was undertaken in the Thiruvananthapuram Wildlife Division.
  • Captain Shiva Chouhan becomes first women officer operationally deployed at Kumar Post, Siachen.
  • HC asks Delhi Government to ensure free food, treatment to poor HIV-positive persons.
  • Department of Posts releases special cover on Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
  • President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the 18th National Scout and Guide Jamboree in Rajasthan.
  • UIDAI introduces Head of the Family (HoF)-based online address update in Aadhar.
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurates Bailey Suspension Bridge over river Chenab in Jammu division.

ECONOMY

  • The government kept the interest rate unchanged at 7.1 per cent for the subscribers of the General Provident Fund and other similar funds.
  • Government exempts PSUs from the minimum 25 per cent public float requirement.
  • India and Asian Development Bank sign several loan agreements to boost infrastructure sector.
  • Google alleges CCI copied parts of EU ruling on Android abuse.
  • Government raises windfall tax on crude oil, export of diesel and ATF

WORLD

  • India starts probe into circuit board dumping by China and Hong Kong
  • Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway in U.N. Security Council.
  • U.S. carries out first execution of a transgender person
  • South Korea fines Tesla USD 2.2 million for EV range exaggeration
  • Japan plans to boost financial support to households to move away from the capital city Tokyo.

SPORTS

  • Tata Open Maharashtra: India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan enters doubles quarter-finals.
  • BCCI floats tender to own and operate a Women’s IPL team.
  • Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over.